I downloaded and installed this rom a few weeks ago: Vibrant AOSPish JK2 v1.1
(link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832532 )
I had a HARD time getting into recovery, so I decided to use Rom Manager. Once there, I realized I need to reflash a recovery image (who knows why I got the stock recovery screen).
I rebooted, then RomManager states that I'm not rooted, and that "superuser was not found at system bin su"
I'm CLEARLY using something other than the stock rom, so I don't see how I'm not rooted.
Any ideas?
cant you just re-root it again? i mean it takes one click and a couple of mins..
You probably just managed to unroot yourself sometime after installing the ROM, if you use RyanZA's OCLF unrooting is too easy.... I've done so in class.
Anyways, use the OCLF to re-root and ROM Manager to install clockwork, and flash away!
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I rooted many times before and this is the first time i ran into this problem.
In recovery mode it says E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory). I even tried the one click root/unroot program to no avail.
I think the problem started when i was on Bionix 1.4w/Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo kernel and JI5 modem. I decided i want to upgrade to JI6 from bionix 1.5. I did the disable-lagfix in the voodoo folder, restarted my phone and check with terminal and typed mount to see if it was disabled which it was.
Now here is what started giving me problems. After the voodoo was disabled i notice a whole bunch of my apps including the market, clockwork recovery, titanium back up, setcpu and all rooted programs was missing. So before i decided to upgrade to bionix 1.5. I removed the disable-lagfix and rebooted my phone. When the phone was rebooted the missing apps are still missing.
Next thing i decided to do was restore my phone back to stock rom following the steps in the bionix 1.5 thread, which requires flashing it w/ eugene froyo rom then flashing it again w/ stock vibrant 2.1 rom.
Now since im on the stock 2.1 rom i havent been able to root my phone either doing it the manual way or using one click root/unroot program. PLEASE HELP me find a solution
that happened to me once, I just went through the option to flash a zip file and browsed for the file and it worked instead of doing the update.zip option
Yeah, I dont have that option to flash because I cant get rooted.
I figured it out. Close thread please.
Hello All,
I rooted my Vibrant many times with the One Click Root by TGA Gunman. But this time I could not get root.
I tried Nero V3 with Voodoo. I wanted to go back to Obsidian V3, great battery life. I disabled Voodoo. I flashed back to stock T959UVJFD with Odin, let the phone sit for 10 minutes. I tried rooting it many times and failed. I got this error code:
E:can't open/sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
My phone came with stock T959UVJI6, rooted and install Nero V3. I used T9595UVJFD to flash back because Odin won't recognized JI6.
Any suggestion?
Many thanks!
P.S does any know where I get custom ROM, pre-rooted, in tar
Mod - please close thread
I am going to try S15274n Root for Noob
Romeo20 said:
Hello All,
I rooted my Vibrant many times with the One Click Root by TGA Gunman. But this time I could not get root.
I tried Nero V3 with Voodoo. I wanted to go back to Obsidian V3, great battery life. I disabled Voodoo. I flashed back to stock T959UVJFD with Odin, let the phone sit for 10 minutes. I tried rooting it many times and failed. I got this error code:
E:can't open/sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
My phone came with stock T959UVJI6, rooted and install Nero V3. I used T9595UVJFD to flash back because Odin won't recognized JI6.
Any suggestion?
Many thanks!
P.S does any know where I get custom ROM, pre-rooted, in tar
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So I'm assuming you're getting that error while trying to Reinstall Packages? If so, then the root was unsuccessful for some reason, push the OCLF app to your /system/app directory and there you can install it using Files or some other file program like AndroZip.
Link to OCLF App:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784691
The app is outdated but it will still root your device just fine.
Thanks!
HI bobbbb,
I tried OCFL as you suggested. Installed, but cannot run, required Root. I read s15274n post in Q&A , Root for Noob. I placed update zip file, follow instruction. Here is what happen.
I download ROM Manager, able to use it and goes into recovery. I tried to install a ROM, but it stuck on looking for update zip file. Don't have one.
But still cannot install Titanium Backup, no root access.
Very odd.
The EXACT thing happened to me last week. I used ODIN to go back to JFD and then used Kies to go flash JI6. When I tried to flash later on, I started getting that message. After I got ROM manager on my phone I tried flashing CE recovery and it said it flashed, but I could never get into CW recovery to flash a new ROM or root. I tried a bunch of things like moving update.zip to my other drive, renaming files, etc.....It all went away when I went to settings/manage applications, then moved ROM manager to the internal card. Apparently it got transferred somehow through screwing around earlier with the phone. Don't know if that helps, but I couldn't find anyone who had the same issue, just got lucky...good luck.
Stupidly someone had my phone and went onto oclf and unrooted my device and now I am not sure how to re root the device. I tried to adb reboot but it goes straight to clockwork and when I try to clockwork-update zip nothing happens. It was rom'd to Eugene Ginger Clone R2 Froyo Edition. Please help? thanks
http://www.dkszone.net/root-samsung-galaxy-s-android-2-1-2-2-on-windows-mac-os-x
This is what i use every time I need to root.
Usually its after I have odined back to stock. I dont know if it will work if your on a froyo rom.
I've tried used that actually. but I haven't been able to do anything it just goes to clockwork reboot not stock so I can't reinstall packages.
Did you actually check to see if you lost root?
If you did just backup your apps, odin to jfd and root with the update.zip file.
today i rooted for the first time..i was successful rooting my fascinate. as part of that process i flashed the cwm-recovery-all...i later installed ROM manager from the market and ran the ClockworkMod, which seemed to go ok..it installs cwm voodoo lagfix...i later read the ROM manager notoriously causes issues with fascinates..my question:
are these 2 cwm files different and does it matter? idk the difference btwn them..i have not flashed a custom rom, just rooted with superuser access running well it seems..
any help is appreciated..should i revert to the other cwm or is it not necessary..
also, first time custom ROM suggestions for a noob are appreciated.
thanks!
Hi,
I am trying to root a second T959 phone, my wife's, but am not having much luck. It is currently running Froyo 2.2 w/ KB5.
I tried using AIO Toolbox to root, but that did not work. The first problem I encountered is that it complained that 'verification failed' when I tried to reinstall package.
I searched through the forums, and found that I have recovery 3e. Noticed that on the recovery menu too. So I did what this thread indicated:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423&highlight=root+3e
Ran the install.bat, and it did its work. I was still not able to apply the update.zip, but I was able to run 'SuperOneClick' to root the phone, or I thought. SuperOneClick reports that I have rooted the phone, but none of the apps think so. So right now, I am still stuck, with a phone that I cannot root.
I found this other thread talking about using ODIN to flash in a CWM instead of using recovery. I am a bit hesitant about this, as I am worried about flashing anything at this point without a backup.
I realize that I could ODIN to stock and I would be able to root and upgrade ROMs without problems, but I would really like to backup using Titanium before doing so.
Maybe I missed something somewhere, but is there a way that I can root this phone on the current fw?
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Ok, found this thread with further searching, and it solved my problem.
Phone rooted and upgraded to JB! Woohoo!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925400
thank you for posting where you found how to root. helped me alot i was running kb5 and now have it rooted and can access CWM. My question to you is did you just download and install the rom? im still on kb5 and am rooted and looking for any OS upgrade GB at least but dont have access to a pc all the time. Do i have to have one or are there any roms that i can flash from my rooted stock froyo?
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thank you for posting where you found how to root. helped me alot i was running kb5 and now have it rooted and can access CWM. My question to you is did you just download and install the rom? im still on kb5 and am rooted and looking for any OS upgrade GB at least but dont have access to a pc all the time. Do i have to have one or are there any roms that i can flash from my rooted stock froyo?
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You don't need a computer to flash a ROM. Find a ROM you like, I recommend a JB ROM as they are supported, anything prior will not be. Download the ROM zip and gapps zip if required. Use a root file app, I use root browser, and move the zips from
sdcard/download to sdcard. Boot to recovery, wipe cache, advanced>wipe dalvik cache, wipe data/factory reset, install zip from SD, install ROM then install gapps, reboot and profit!
*you might have to flash the ROM more than once as it has to update recoveries and partitions.
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ty for your reply it was very helpful. i got impatient and flashed a ram before i saw it and everything went perfect. But i do appreciate not only the reply but the steps as well. i am now running iczen with subzero on my vibrant and its the most beautiful thing ive ever seen. lol. i dont even recognize my phone anymore and it feels like i just got a 800 dollar phone for free. i have even recommended every person i know with an android phone to join the site as well as read all steps carefully. thank you again sorry for the long post but i have just been so thrilled about the results i have got.